EDITOR, The Tribune.

SOME procrastinators are suggesting that our economy is coming out of the recession - there are no signs unless you solely look at the cruise ship arrivals as they are the sole positive pointer at this time. Ask any of the house maids of any of the hotels how much their take home pay has dropped to?

Empowering cruise ship captains to officiate as Bahamas Marriage Officers is quite amazing, seeing that this area is a well developed sector providing hundreds of Bahamian employment, good revenue flow to the hotels, taxis, restaurant, florists, etc and of course The Treasury.

Alas our Government seems to put a death-wish on them, as if because of their success they must be c ...

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